There are several visa options open for potential Australian migrants such as a permanent entry visa, work visa, temporary entry visa and business visas. However Australia will only accept visa applications in certain circumstances. Australia seeks migrants who have skills and qualifications, which can help to improve the Australian society and economy.
Permanent entry visas are permitted to people from overseas for permanent settlement in Australia. These visas can be permitted under two main migration streams, which are migration programmes or humanitarian programmes. Within the migrate program section of this visa type there are two main sections; skilled and business. To gain a permanent visa entry under the skilled section of the migrate program it would require you to be classified under one of the following:
- Independently skilled covers people who are approved within their occupation
- Australian linked requires you to have close family members in Australia and to be able to get one of which to sponsor you
- Distinguished talent this is a small category reserved for those who are talented in such aspects as art and sport
- Employer nominated your employer may nominate you to sill a job vacancy in Australia when there is no one locally who has the required skills for the job
If you fit into one of these categories then applying for a permanent visa entry can be done.
Potential migrants to Australia are selected based on skills, health, financial resources, age, and English language ability and family and business contacts in Australia. Race, gender and culture are not considered at all.
Moving to Australia is a big step and sorting out your visa requirements is only one of the steps that you need to take to ensure your residency there. Please ensure that you thoroughly research into what visa type you need to apply for as your application for residency is primarily based on this.
